Ezekiel 21:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.”

Ezekiel 21:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezekiel 21:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ezekiel 21:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Tell the land of Israel, ‘Yahweh says: “Behold, I am against you, and will draw my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked.”

Ezekiel 21:3 — World English Bible

Ezekiel 21:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and say to the land of Israel, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked. ”

Ezekiel 21:3 — American Standard Version

Ezekiel 21:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and thou hast said unto the ground of Israel: Thus said Jehovah: Lo, I <FI>am<Fi> against thee, And have brought out My sword from its scabbard, And have cut off from thee righteous and wicked.”

Ezekiel 21:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezekiel 21:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and say to the land of Israel, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, and I will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked. ”

Ezekiel 21:3 — Darby Translation

Ezekiel 21:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the Lord, Beholde, I come against thee, and will drawe my sword out of his sheath, and cut off from thee both the righteous and the wicked.”

Ezekiel 21:3 — Geneva Bible

Ezekiel 21:3 in Context — Ezekiel 21

1 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

2 Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,

3 And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.

4 Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:

5 That all flesh may know that I the Lord have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more.

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What Does Ezekiel 21:3 Mean?

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